The Williams County Economic Development Corporation has “four or five” potential projects in its current business development pipeline, WEDCO Executive Director Matt Davis told county commissioners Thursday. The Bryan Times reports according to Davis, the potential projects represent up to 120 new jobs and $50 million to $60 million in …
Read More »Flu season officially underway in the Buckeye State
Flu season has officially begun in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that everyone six months old and older get the flu vaccine to protect against seasonal flu viruses. In Ohio, flu season begins in October and runs through …
Read More »Richard E. Herman, 72
Richard E. Herman, age 72, of Reading, Michigan, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:40 A.M. on Friday, October 28, 2016, at his residence. Mr. Herman had been employed at ITT Tubing for many years and had worked at several other area factories. He enjoyed working on lawn mowers …
Read More »David J. Trachl, 74
David J. Trachl, age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Community Health & Wellness Center- Bryan, where he had been a patient. Mr. Trachl was a veteran of the US Army and US Navy. He had been a truck driver and worked at AirMate in …
Read More »Florence M. Riggs, 100
Florence M. Riggs, age 100, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at the Inn at Fountain Park in Bryan. She was a longtime resident of Northwest Township and Edon, Ohio. Florence was born on July 3, 1916, in Richland Township, Henry County, Ohio, the daughter of …
Read More »New flag to be raised on top of the Williams County Courthouse
There will be a new flag on top of the Williams County Courthouse. Appropriately, the flag will be unfurled and raised for the first time during a brief ceremony on Veterans Day, scheduled at the courthouse at 8:30 a.m. on, Nov. 11. According to county commissioner Lew Hilkert, the Bryan …
Read More »Defiance County man plans appeal of murder conviction
A Defiance County man convicted last month in a double homicide case in Paulding County said he plans to appeal his case. 43 year old Bradley Gillespie of Ashpacher Road, Defiance, was found guilty of two counts of murder, each with a gun specification on Sept. 30, in Paulding County …
Read More »Village of Edon to recieve funding to build a new $1 million water treatment plant
The Village of Edon is well on its way to obtaining most of the funding it needs to build a new $1 million water treatment plant. The Bryan Times reports no objections were heard in county commissioners’ chambers Thursday during a mandatory second public hearing on a $483,080 Community Development …
Read More »Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio employees to recieve $1000 bonus
The battle over who pays for which inmates at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio is over with the City of Toledo gone from the partnership, but employees who pitched in to get the jail through its financial crisis will receive a $1,000 bonus. Last week, Henry County Commissioner Robert …
Read More »National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day once again a success
Saturday’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day pulled 28,263 pounds of unneeded, unwanted and expired medications off the street and out of Americans’ medicine cabinets. Locally, the Williams County Sheriff’s Office collected 127 pounds and the Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force collected 593 pounds from all six of its covered counties. The …
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